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I actually don't know to be honest. My evil plan was to have the necessary 200+ CD4 so I wouldn't have to deal with this very issue. Unfortunately my body decided to go with Plan B. Yakamein told me about Dapsone at least 7 months ago, but I haven't asked the Doc about it.

I actually don't know to be honest. My evil plan was to have the necessary 200+ CD4 so I wouldn't have to deal with this very issue. Unfortunately my body decided to go with Plan B. Yakamein told me about Dapsone at least 7 months ago, but I haven't asked the Doc about it.

PS: Willy you're dead to me for narc'ing.

I'm glad he narced ya out . If you get sick you will never meet your goal of 5000 post by the end of the month .

What does the Mepron do to you? Does it make your stomach hurt, or does it cause you nausea? I could barely handle either, but opted for Bactrim even though it made me feel like I was peeing crystals everytime I went to piss. I guess that's not an option for you though.

My CD4 is 500+ but I cant come off bactrim because I get back to back infections when off of it . I was on it for 10 + years and have tried a few times to stop but cant . Miss P called me a Bactrim addict once and I think he may be right .

needless to say after this thread I am no longer concerned about my svelte physic

I wasn't certain whether to post this in this thread or that dieting thread ROFL

Cheerwine-infused Krispy Kremes to hit storesCheerwine Kreme Filled Krispy Kreme Doughnuts will be released Thursday to approximately 1,000 grocery stores across the Carolinas. The doughnuts will be packed with Cheerwine-infused crŤme and topped with a chocolate icing and a healthy dose of red and white sprinkles, said Tom Barbitta, vice president of marketing for Cheerwine. The partnership will bring together two North Carolina brands. Krispy Kreme is headquartered in Winston-Salem; Cheerwine is based about 40 miles south in Salisbury. Grocery stores that will be carrying the limited edition doughnuts are Bi-Lo, Lowes Foods, and select Harris Teeter and Food Lion stores. The doughnuts will be released exclusively in the Carolinas.

I used to always stuff a suitcase full of Cheerwine to take back to OH anytime I came home to NC/SC for a visit because it's almost (just "almost") better than Coke. Think of Cheerwine as a really good cherry Coke! And I almost went out earlier to redeem the coupon I have for a free dozen KK doughnuts (because I bought a dozen 2 wks ago - it's soooo hard to pass by that "HOT" light!). So tomorrow I'll be out looking for these. Thankfully there's a Bi-Lo, Lowes, Harri-Teeter and Food Lion all within just a few miles of my house.

It's the BEST cherry Cola, like what Eckerd drug stores used to make at their lunch counter years ago, with cherry syrup and Coke. For years it was only sold through the Carolinas (just like Hardees and Krispy Kreme), which was why I stocked up on it on my trips back down South.you can buy it online, or find a local distributor at their website http://www.cheerwinecorp.com/

Right.... sure I could weigh 185# but I haven't in 10 years and my doc and I are happy with my weight and build. I look at it like this.... if you're so skinny you would blow away in a stiff wind.... you need to come over for dinner and we'll feed you some good food and fatten you right up. Nothin hotter than a man who is built like a man. Woof!

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Don't obsess over the wrong things. Life isn't about your numbers, it isn't about this forum, it isn't about someone's opinion. It's about getting out there and enjoying it. I am a person with HIV - not the other way around.

The summer I seroconverted, I weighed 70 kilos by September, when I went on HAART. I stabilized back at my normal 80. Well this week at the DOC, i hit 100 kilos. I had a good look at myself and its confirmed, I am a fat pig! How the fuck did that happen so quickly? I was always thin.

Oh shit I'm going to a dietician ASAP. I thought shrink, or ID, or endrocrinologist would have some helpful ideas, yet they all stare at me blankly!

And I don't sit on my ass all day, and I don't eat like a pig...

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ďFrom each, according to his ability; to each, according to his needĒ 1875 K Marx

The summer I seroconverted, I weighed 70 kilos by September, when I went on HAART. I stabilized back at my normal 80. Well this week at the DOC, i hit 100 kilos. I had a good look at myself and its confirmed, I am a fat pig! How the fuck did that happen so quickly? I was always thin.

And what's your height? 220 lbs is definite Lard Land, fo'sho! What in the world have you been eating on the shores of Lake Geneva? A KFC tummy isn't fetch in the sauna.

So what are you eating? I'd figure that if you lived in a European large city you at least walk a lot compared to these Americans that even get their dry cleaning via a drive through window. Having not owned a car for 20 years and walking everywhere I know that I keep weight off that way.

Nothing changed in my diet. Though last year I drank more than usual. But still seem to be gaining this year! I ride my bike everywhere and don't own a car. I can't figure it out - thats why I asked all the docs.

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ďFrom each, according to his ability; to each, according to his needĒ 1875 K Marx

We're having a heat wave this week. I'm teaching every day and I'm bushed. I just woke up from a nap, naked on my bed. I was dreaming that I was handing out with a college lover, but we were both our age now. He was taller and skinner than I was, and then after college he got chunky.In the dream, we were singing a song called,"Happy Happy Fat Fat Fairy."

And now I just woke up. And its clear I am doomed. I guess I have to diet this summer.

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ďFrom each, according to his ability; to each, according to his needĒ 1875 K Marx

I went to four freaking grocery stores today, and no one has these damned doughnuts. ARGH! And all four of those were in NC. Tomorrow I'll go left at the end of the road and try the 4 local grocery stores in SC. I've also put calls out to my brothers and GrandMother to be on the lookout for a store selling them. Now that I can't find them, I want them even more!

I went to four freaking grocery stores today, and no one has these damned doughnuts. ARGH! And all four of those were in NC. Tomorrow I'll go left at the end of the road and try the 4 local grocery stores in SC. I've also put calls out to my brothers and GrandMother to be on the lookout for a store selling them. Now that I can't find them, I want them even more!

If yall don't stop eating that crap your gonna end up behind a crispy kreme with sugar all over your face shooting insulin just like me .

If yall don't stop eating that crap your gonna end up behind a crispy kreme with sugar all over your face shooting insulin just like me .

Better yet, they'll end up like the overweight man in Apartment 2F of my building who was just found dead after not being seen for a couple of weeks. He could barely go three steps without being out of breath.